Yo Techguy, imagine turning your attic of vintage consoles into a wild treasure hunt machine that scrambles clues on a hacked Raspberry Pi and leads to a hidden stash of old stickers and that one mysterious USB you buried—let’s code a chaotic maze of riddles, just for the thrill, what do you say?

import os import time import random import struct # ------------------------------ # Settings (edit these to match your setup) # ------------------------------ ROM_PATH = "my_snes_rom.sfc" # path to the SNES ROM LOG_PATH = "/mnt/usb/debug_log.txt" # where the buried USB is mounted OLED_ADDR = 0x3C # I2C address for the OLED KEYPAD_ROWS = 4 KEYPAD_COLS = 4 BUZZER_PIN = 17 # GPIO pin for the buzzer POWER_PIN = 27 # GPIO pin connected to the 9V switch DEADMAN_TIMEOUT = 300 # seconds before auto reset # ------------------------------ # Helper functions # ------------------------------ def read_rom(path): """Read the entire ROM into a byte array.""" with open(path, "rb") as f: return f.read() def scramble_into_riddles(data, num_riddles=5): """Take random slices of data and turn them into simple riddles.""" riddles = [] length = len(data) for _ in range(num_riddles): start = random.randint(0, length-200) chunk = data[start:start+200] # Turn the chunk into a hex string as the "answer" answer = chunk.hex() riddle = f"What secret code hides the bytes from {start} to {start+200}?" riddles.append((riddle, answer)) return riddles def show_on_oled(display, text): """Render text on the OLED.""" # This is a placeholder. In real code you would use the adafruit library. display.clear() display.text(text, 0, 0) display.show() def read_keypad(): """Return the key that was pressed. Placeholder for real keypad code.""" # For simulation, just ask the user. return input("Enter key: ") def buzz(times=1): """Buzz the buzzer.""" for _ in range(times): # Toggle the buzzer pin high/low # In real code, you would use RPi.GPIO or similar print("BUZZ!") time.sleep(0.1) def log(message): """Append a line to the log file.""" with open(LOG_PATH, "a") as f: f.write(f"{time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')} - {message}\n") def check_deadman(): """Return True if the power switch is still on.""" # In real code, read the GPIO pin. # Here we simulate by always returning True. return True # ------------------------------ # Main loop # ------------------------------ def main(): rom_data = read_rom(ROM_PATH) riddles = scramble_into_riddles(rom_data) start_time = time.time() log("Game started") for idx, (question, answer) in enumerate(riddles): # Show question show_on_oled(None, question) # Replace None with your OLED object log(f"Displayed riddle {idx+1}: {question}") # Wait for answer user_answer = read_keypad() if user_answer.strip().lower() == "quit": log("Player quit early") break # Check answer (very simple comparison) if user_answer.strip().lower() == answer.lower(): log(f"Correct answer for riddle {idx+1}") buzz(2) # Two quick buzzes for correct else: log(f"Wrong answer for riddle {idx+1}") buzz(3) # Three buzzes for wrong # Timer elapsed = time.time() - start_time remaining = DEADMAN_TIMEOUT - elapsed if remaining <= 0: log("Time's up! Resetting.") buzz(5) break else: log(f"{remaining:.1f}s remaining") # Check deadman switch if not check_deadman(): log("Deadman switch tripped, resetting.") buzz(5) break log("Game ended") if __name__ == "__main__": main()